Jim Jordan

Republican Representative of Ohio's 4th district

Representative
Ohio, district 4
January 4, 2007 - January 3, 2009
Representative
Ohio, district 4
January 6, 2009 - January 3, 2011
Representative
Ohio, district 4
January 5, 2011 - January 3, 2013
Representative
Ohio, district 4
January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2015
Representative
Ohio, district 4
January 6, 2015 - January 3, 2017
Representative
Ohio, district 4
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
Ohio, district 4
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
Ohio, district 4
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Ohio, district 4
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

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February 17, 1964 (60 years old)

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Two-time NCAA national champion wrestler and former college wrestling coach
Helped start the right-wing populist House Freedom Caucus, serving as its first chair and later as vice chair
Prominent critic of Speaker of the House John Boehner, contributing to Boehner’s resignation
Served as the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee and later the House Judiciary Committee, becoming its chair
Close ally of former President Donald Trump, sought to discredit investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 election, and supported Trump’s efforts to challenge the 2020 election results
Opposed Kevin McCarthy’s bid to succeed Boehner as speaker but later became one of McCarthy’s closest allies
Born and raised in Champaign County, Ohio
Attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he was a two-time NCAA Division I wrestling champion
Earned a master’s degree in education from Ohio State University and a Juris Doctor degree from Capital University Law School
Involved in the Ohio State University abuse scandal as an assistant wrestling coach, with allegations that he knew about sexual misconduct by the team physician but did not report it
Elected to the Ohio House of Representatives and later to the Ohio Senate before serving in the U.S. House of Representatives
Has never sponsored a bill that became law during his tenure in the House of Representatives
Criticized the American Health Care Act as “Obamacare Lite” but voted for its revised version
Filed a resolution to compel the Department of Justice to provide documents related to investigations of Russian interference in the 2016 election and introduced articles of impeachment against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein
Opposed a bipartisan resolution condemning Trump’s withdrawal of U.S. military forces from Syria
Known for being one of Congress’s most conservative members, with a perfect score from the American Conservative Union
Opposes the Affordable Care Act and vaccine requirements, describing them as “un-American”
Critiqued “Big Tech” companies but opposed proposals to break them up through antitrust enforcement
Opposes abortion and supports banning federal funding to Planned Parenthood
Voted against condemning Trump’s action of withdrawing forces from Syria and has voted in opposition to almost all bills to provide military assistance to Ukraine since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Cosponsored a resolution to amend the US constitution to ban same-sex marriage and condemned the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges
Supported protests against government lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic and criticized Anthony Fauci’s pandemic policy recommendations